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Countdown to Annual General Meeting
The National Trust for Scotland's Annual General Meeting takes place at Aberdeen Exhibition Centre on Saturday 27 September 2008.


Thomas Carlyle’s birthplace welcomes international academics
Staff and volunteers at the National Trust for Scotland’s Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace in Ecclefechan are preparing to welcome a delegation of world-wide experts on the writer, on Saturday 6 September.


Dentist needed and make it snappy
Fitting a crocodile for false teeth is not a job for the faint-hearted, but staff at the National Trust for Scotland’s JM Barrie’s Birthplace in Kirriemuir are searching for a craftsman who is up to that very challenge.


Supporters asked to leave more than footprints
The National Trust for Scotland is asking its supporters to leave more than footprints at the mountain ranges under its care - the conservation charity is looking for donations to help maintain its mountain paths.


Focus on underwater wildlife at St Abbs
Keen divers and photographers focused on the fantastic marine life at St Abbs Marine Reserve last weekend, at the annual Splash In photography competition, organised by National Trust for Scotland Ranger, Liza Cole.


Burns Cottage gets "thatch over"
An expert team of thatchers have been at work in Alloway this week, replacing the roof at Burns Cottage.


National Trust for Scotland appoints DADA for multi million pounds Burns project
The National Trust for Scotland charity has appointed leading marketing agency, DADA, to carry out a two year integrated campaign for their largest and most ambitious project to date - the new multi million pound Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway, Ayrshire.


Annual Review 2007 - 2008 published
The Annual Review is now available online.


Feed your Batmania with Trust’s dark nights
With The Dark Knight in its fourth week as the UK’s most popular movie, the National Trust for Scotland is giving visitors the chance to learn more about bats – the creatures that inspired Bruce Wayne’s crime-fighting alter-ego.


Antique aficionado’s boost to fundraising for The Hill House
One of the nation’s best-known and respected antique-lovers has arranged an arty donation to help the National Trust for Scotland conservation charity raise funds to benefit one of its most iconic properties.


Ben Lomond path gets a new lease of life
Visitors tackling the main route to the top of Ben Lomond will have an extra spring in their step thanks to recent refurbishment work on the path.


Culloden centre technology up for second award
Innovative technology used at the National Trust for Scotland’s hugely-successful Culloden Centre near Inverness is in the running for another prestigious award.


Oddie appeals to save seabird 'mecca'
Bill Oddie added his weight to a £1.5m appeal to help fund a new seabird observatory on Fair Isle, the remote Scottish island owned by the National Trust for Scotland charity.


First Minister visits Culloden
Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond MSP, visited the charity’s Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre on 4 August to experience first hand the award winning new centre and to promote the Homecoming 2009 event.


Unique Trust property celebrates 500 years of printing
One of the National Trust for Scotland’s most unusual properties will take centre stage at a new exhibition to celebrate 500 years of the printed word in Scotland, starting tomorrow (Friday 1 August).


Culloden centre in the running for international architecture award
The National Trust for Scotland’s hugely-successful Culloden Centre is in the running for a prestigious architecture award.


Burns project webpage live
A webpage giving information on the Trust's ambitious plans for the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum goes live today.


Children to be seen and heard at Georgian House this summer
Young visitors can step back in time with creative activities at one on Scotland’s most prestigious addresses this summer.


Battle of Bannockburn re-enactment, September 2002.
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